Boston a Hub in Big Law Scramble for Cyber Talent

June 27, 2019, 7:26 PM UTC

Boston-based legal recruiter Robert Zinn has met with nearly 20 law firms this year so far and nearly all have raised the need for cybersecurity experience.

“In the Boston market, [cybersecurity] is absolutely one of the prime areas of practice that firms are focusing on, reinforcing that strength if they don’t have it or finding people that can do it,” Zinn said.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Manatt Phelps & Phillips bear that out. Both have opened cyber offices in Boston this year.

With its tech economy and world class legal, academic and research recruiting pools, Boston aptly illustrates the ...

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